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Merchant Shipping
Made
11th May 2009
Laid before Parliament
11th May 2009
Coming into force
1st July 2009
The Secretary of State makes the following Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by article 3 of the Merchant Shipping (Prevention of Oil Pollution) Order 1983(1), articles 3 and 5 of the Merchant Shipping (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Order 1987(2), article 2 of the Merchant Shipping (Prevention of Pollution) (Law of the Sea Convention) Order 1996(3), sections 85 and 86 of the Merchant Shipping Act 1995(4) and section 2(2) of the European Communities Act 1972(5).
The Secretary of State is a Minister designated(6) for the purposes of section 2(2) of that Act in relation to measures relating to maritime transport.
S.I. 1983/1106. Article 3 was amended by S.I. 1985/2002, 1991/2885 and 1993/1580.
S.I. 1987/470. Article 3 was amended by S.I. 1990/2595. Article 5(1) was inserted by S.I. 1997/2569 and amended by S.I. 1998/254.
1995 c.21. Sections 85 and 86 were amended by sections 8 and 29 of, and Schedule 7 to, the Merchant Shipping and Maritime Security Act 1997 (c.28). Relevant amendments to section 85 were also made by section 2 of the British Overseas Territories Act 2002 (c.8).
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